CATPM – Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum & RCAF WWII Memorial

Ron Mallet & His Accordion

This post, his second for us, was written by Rory M., one of our summer students. Rory is a Music major at Brandon University. Note: This article was posted originally last year, however, it is being re-posted with a correction. Musical instruments across the world carry memories of their players, and the history that theyContinue reading “Ron Mallet & His Accordion”

Mandates and Serial Plates

This post is by our summer student, Seraphina. Sera has been with us 3 summers now and is heading to Ottawa at the end of summer to do a Masters program at Carleton University. She has written several blog posts for us over the past 2 years. When it comes to museums, the primary focusContinue reading “Mandates and Serial Plates”

Stephen Hayter Retiring

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum Honours Stephen Hayter Following 27 Years of Leadership Brandon, Manitoba – After 27 years of dedicated service, Stephen Hayter, Executive Director of the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum (CATPM), will retire at the end of June, concluding an extraordinary career devoted to safeguarding Canada’s aviation heritage. Since joining theContinue reading “Stephen Hayter Retiring”

Trading the Hangar for History Panels: A Student’s Guide to the CHA

Whitney M. Hodgins is a Masters of Arts Student at Athabasca University focusing on Social & Heritage History. Whitney is a student summer worker at the CATPM, this is her third post for us. Some folks might have noticed my usual spot at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum was empty during the first week ofContinue reading “Trading the Hangar for History Panels: A Student’s Guide to the CHA”

Lighting the Night: A New Artifact and Its Role in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan

Another interesting post by summer student, Rory. This is Rory’s second summer working for the CATPM, he is a Music & Political Science student at Brandon University. Note on Methodology: This blog post examines a recently acquired General Electric Beacon by analyzing attached identifying information related to the artifact and utilizing digital tools, such asContinue reading “Lighting the Night: A New Artifact and Its Role in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan”